2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 58-31-40. Commissioner to inspect State property; plans submitted.

§ 58‑31‑40.  Commissioner to inspect State property; plans submitted.

(a)       The Commissioner shall, at least once every year or more often if the Commissioner considers it necessary, visit, inspect, and thoroughly examine every State property to analyze and determine its protection from fire, including the property's occupants or contents. The Commissioner shall notify the agency or official in charge of the property of any defect noted by the Commissioner or any improvement considered by the Commissioner to be necessary.

(b)       No agency or other person authorized or directed by law to select a plan and erect a building for the use of the State or any State institution shall receive and approve of the plan until it is submitted to and approved by the Commissioner as to the safety of the proposed building from fire, including the property's occupants or contents. No agency or person authorized or directed by law to select a plan or erect a building comprising 10,000 square feet or more for the use of any county, city, or school district shall receive and approve of the plan until it is submitted to and approved by the Commissioner as to the safety of the proposed building from fire, including the property's occupants or contents.

(c)       The Commissioner shall review a plan subject to subsection (b) of this section within 30 days of submission, provided that the Commissioner may require one additional 30‑day extension if necessary to complete the review. If the Commissioner has neither approved nor denied the plan during the initial 30‑day review period, the owner may proceed with the building site preparation, the building foundation, and any structural components of the building that are not subject to inspection for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section. If the Commissioner has neither approved nor denied the plan within 60 days of submission, the owner may request review and final approval under subsection (b) of this section by the Department of Administration, State Construction Office, pursuant to rules adopted under G.S. 143‑135.26. (1901, c. 710, ss. 1, 2; 1903, c. 771, s. 3; Rev., s. 4829; 1909, c. 880; 1919, c. 186, s. 3; C.S., s. 6453; 2000‑122, s. 10; 2001‑487, s. 19; 2001‑496, s. 11.1.)